StyleBakery.com, Ravinstyle.com and Nolcha.com Co-Sponsor the Third Annual "On the Rise" Awards Honoring the Best Emerging Designers Online
Three of the Web's foremost supporters of emerging fashion designers, StyleBakery.com, Ravinstyle.com and Nolcha.com, have joined forces to present the third annual "On the Rise" Awards honoring the hottest independent designers. Fashion fans can visit StyleBakery.com to nominate their favorites in a variety of categories including Jewelry and Handbags as well as earn the chance to win a $500 shopping spree at Ravinstyle.com. Award winners will be announced in August.
New York, NY (PRWEB) May 7, 2007 -- Three of the Web's foremost supporters of emerging fashion designers, StyleBakery.com, Ravinstyle.com and Nolcha.com, have joined forces to present the third annual "On the Rise" Awards honoring the hottest independent designers.
Fashion fans can nominate their favorites in the following categories: Jewelry, Handbags, Accessories, Clothing, Gifts & Home and Babies & Kids. In August, the standouts in each category will be awarded based on readers' nominations as determined by the StyleBakery.com editors and the style mavens at Ravinstyle.com. Each category will also feature a "readers' choice" winner honoring the designers who receive the largest number of votes.
The winning designers will be featured on StyleBakery.com in August and will have the opportunity to exhibit their designs at Nolcha's New York fashion week in September to an audience of press, buyers and fashion lovers from across the globe.
Winners of last year's awards include best handbag designer, Hayden-Harnett and best jewelry designer, Jessica Hicks. For a full list of last year's winners, visit: http://www.stylebakery.com/stylerecipes/spring2006/ontherise/ontherise.html
The launch of this year's "On the Rise" Awards coordinates with the launch of the latest edition of Designers on the Rise, StyleBakery.com's popular online directory featuring over 100 of the top emerging designers and independent boutiques. This unique directory, the first of its kind, offers the public the opportunity to shop directly from the artists, often at discounted prices.
"StyleBakery.com has always been a great supporter of up-and-coming designers and online boutiques," says TV style expert and StyleBakery.com cofounder, Alison Deyette. "In addition to our biannual Designers on the Rise issue, we regularly include merchandise from independent sites in our features alongside more established mass-market sites, thereby giving them equal editorial importance."
Please visit http://www.stylebakery.com/stylerecipes/spring07/ontherise/ontheriseawards.html for more information and to vote for the "On the Rise" Awards before July 1, 2007. All voters will be eligible to win a fabulous $500 shopping spree courtesy of Ravinstyle.com.
About StyleBakery.com
Launched in May 2003 by Jennifer Davidson, Beth Herbst and Alison Deyette, a team that has covered fashion and lifestyle trends for television for over a decade, StyleBakery.com serves up daily style advice and online shopping picks to women across the country. A valuable timesaving resource, StyleBakery.com combs the Internet to find the most wearable and affordable fashions, accessories and gift ideas available online while translating the latest trends with an accessible and easy-to-navigate approach. StyleBakery.com editors are regularly featured on such TV shows as NBC Today, Ellen, ABC The View, TBS Movie & A Makeover and The Tyra Banks Show.
About Ravinstyle.com
Ravinstyle.com has become THE online destination for emerging designer fashion and brilliant styling tips since their launch in 2000. Founder Jill Licata shares the fashion wealth of her downtown New York neighborhood with women around the world by bringing the newest, best, and brightest fashion collections to the web. Ravinstyle.com is featured in Lucky, InStyle, People and other fashionable magazines each and every month. Celebrities, stylists, and fashion editors all come to Ravinstyle.com for tips and finds.
About Nolcha
Nolcha is an elite online fashion society encouraging professionalism and dedication for designers, models, fashion photographers make-up artists and stylists. Nolcha provides a continually expanding online toolkit to assist its members to make their mark in a fierce and competitive industry. Resources include a technology-advanced portfolio with image gallery, forum, mailing options, unlimited life and business coaching seminars, plus searchable international member database for networking and career opportunities. The company has an online publication, Nolcha Now, featuring the latest trends, industry news and advice.
About Nolcha Fashion Week:
A week compromising of vigor, ideas and outstanding glamour. In September 2007, Nolcha will support and promote fashion on the catwalk, in seminars and tradeshows. The talents will be housed in inspiring venues across NYC. Designers will unveil their collections to a professional audience of press, buyers and fashion lovers from across the globe. Reputable industry figures will be guest speakers at educational seminars offering expertise on the nature of the fashion business.
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